Combination garment



1,476,228 W. M. SPILMAN COMBINATION GARMENT Filed Nov. l, 1920 2 Shee'ts-'Sheet 2 Dec. v4 1923 W m m Invilil William M. Ephnan gwmfo-,

Patented Dec. 4, 1923.

UNITED STATES mazze PATENT omer..v

WILLIAM TIL SPILISIAN, OF MCLAIN, IvlSSSSPll', ASSIGNUR OF ONE-HALF TO ROBERT H., COLEMAN, F MCLAN, ISSISSIPPI.

COMBINATION GARIYEENT.

Application filed November 1, 1320. Serial No. 421,092.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, VILLIAM M. SPILMAN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at McLain, in the county of Green and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Combination Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wearing apparel, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a combination coat and shirt, which is so constructed that the weight of the improved combined garment will not be much more than the weight of an ordinary shirt or coat, so that a person will be able to wear a coat during the warm weather with comfort and appear fully dressed for evening functions or other affairs where ladies are present.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shirt attachment for coats which are made of light material, such as cool cloth, duck, palm beach, pongee or the like, which require frequent laundering, the shirt being permanently attached to the coat so that the parts of the garment maybe laundered at the same time as a complete unit.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shirt coat, which will present a neat and dressy appearance to the eye so as to please the aesthetic taste, the shirt portion being constructed and arranged in such a manner in relation to the coat portion, that the device will give the same benefit to the wearer ywithout any annoyance as if an ordinary shirt was worn, without the additional weight thereof.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this speciiication, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation looking into the garment, the garment being cut at the shoulder and spread open, so as to clearly show the construction thereof.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section through the improved garment.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2 and illustrating the guide for the support for the trousers or any preferred manner and in accordl ance with any preferred style and can be made of any material, although a light weight material, such as pongee, palm beach, cool cloth or the like is preferred, as these materials have to be more or less frequently laundered. f

rllhe coat portion B includes the side portions 5 and 6 and the back portion 7.

The shirt portion C can be made out of any desired shirting material, such as silk, madres or the like, and includes the front port-ion 10, the rear portion 11, and the' neck portion and shoulder portion 12. v

vThe front portion 10 includes the two sections 13 and 14, the forward edges of which are adapted to overlap as in the usual shirt construction, and are connected inthe usual manner by buttons 15. Each of these sections includes the upper bosom portion 16 and the lower skirt portion 17. The rear side edges of the bosom or chest portions are secured by a line of stitching 18 to the inner surface of the coat B directly in front of the armholes 19. The skirt portion 17 of the sections 13 and 14 extend slightly'rearwardly of the bosom or chest portion 16 thereof so that a full skirt portion 17 will be formed.

The rear skirt or tail portion 11 is of a sufficient length so as to extend above the upper` edge of the trousers, which aredesignated by the letter D in the drawings. This upper edge of the skirt is Secured by means of a line of stitching 20 to the inner surface of the coat. The forward upper edges of the tail or rear skirt 11 are arranged in abutting relation to the rear edges of the skirt portion 17 of the sections 13 and 14.

The neck portion 12 is preferably formed integral with the upper ends of the sections 13 and 14 of the front portion 10 of the shirt member C and this neck portion 12 includes the collar band 22 and the shoulder engaging portion 23. The inner edge of thel shoulder engaging portion is connected by means of a .row kof stitching 24; with the ymay he used simuitaneousiy. pendersare. to he used tor supporting the a complete shirtand coat and as the shirt portion ot the garment is provided With a skirt, the riding up thereogt is eliminated and noannoyance or inconvenience is causedl to Vthe wearer thereof.

With a garment ot this construction an ordinary loelt Q6 may he utilized for holding up the trousers or suspenders E or both l" in. case susv trousers D, each of the sections i3 and le of thel front portion l0 are provided With slits V2? so that the forward hands28 ot the pairof suspendersE may loe inserted therethrough. In order to lprevent the tearing ofthe shirt sections at this point, a U-shaped guide 29 has its terminals stitched as at 3U on each side of the slit and this member 'forms a guide for the Suspenders as Well as the means tor the prevention oi" the tearing of the slit. rrlhe stitchingvQO,` for the rear skirt or tail yportion l1 of the shirt ter- `minates the. central portion thereof as indicated, by the numeral 30', and this forms anieansztor permitting the rear hand 31 ci Y the `Suspenders 1Eto be inserted therethrough 7tor engaging ithebutton carried by the trousers.

l'tso desired cuff portions, (not shown) may he detachahly or integrally connected vto the terminalsot the coat sleeve in suchk amanncr as to protrude slightly beyond the coat sleeve.

WhenL itis desired to Wear the improved garment, the front sections i3 and lare disconnected and the arms are inserted through the sleeves Vof the coat. The coat tailzis then raisedand the rear portion il of theskirt is insertedin place after Which ,the front sections 13 and 14 are buttoned together,

Y y The-collar and necktie are then placedtonthe collar hand in the usual maniront skirt portion yto the ner and the garment presents the appearanceo't1 a complete shirt and coat.

Changes detail may he made without departing from theV spirit or scope o'j this invention; but,

I claim: i

l. A garment comprising a coat anda shirt section, the shirt section including a portion a neck portion and a rear skirt portion, ,and means connecting the siirt portion ,to the coat section, said skirt portion extending trom a point belfr'fthe coat section to a point above the Waist line there` .o :Xtending forwardly irom the rear portion oi the coat sec n to the tro-.it shirt portion.

2. A garment comprising a coat and a shirt section, the sh section inc-hiding a front portion, a neck portion, ani r iear skirt portion, means connecting the rear skirt portion adgacent its upper edge to tie coat section intermediate its ends, and means connectingtherear upper edges o the iront portion and the lower inner edges 'oi the neck portion to thecoat section.

8. A, garment comprising a coat` and a' shirt section, .the shirt ysection including a front` portion, a neck portion, and a rear skirt portion, the irontportion including a pair ot independent sections, each consisting ot a bosomand a skirt portion, means tor detachahiy connecting the meeting portions ot the front shirtI sections togetlier,the neck portion and front portion being integrally connected together, the rear having its section ,above the waist line stitching connecting the neck rear edges oi:- the sections ot Voat thereof, and portion, the

, the iront shirt portieri, and the upper edge oit the rear shirt portion to the coat section 4. A garment comprising a coat ands shirt section, the shirtl section includr g a front, a neck, and a rear tail portion,

, stitching connecting the upper edge oi the `rear tail portion to the coat portion inter-S mediate its ends, the stitching ending rt ot the central portion otthe rear tail pc in `to form a suspender receiving opening be tween the coat and rear tail portion, -the c Aront 1 shirt portion having a pair ot spaced slots` ltherein for receiving suspender hands.

WILLI-AM M. SPLMAN'.

upper edge Vsecured 

